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Pulsed Lasers Drill Rock for Fuels

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Brent D. Johnson

Once believed to be a pipe dream, drilling for oil and natural gas with lasers now shows great promise and is receiving the attention of researchers. A team at Argonne National Laboratory is investigating the use of pulsed CO2 and Nd:YAG systems for the petroleum industry. In 1995, researchers at the Gas Technology Institute of Des Plaines, Ill., completed a study that led them to reconsider the application of traditional tungsten carbide drill bits in favor of a laser-based alternative that would drill faster and wear longer without repeated replacement. In proof-of-principle...Read full article

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    Published: January 2003
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